Real Madrid head to Celta Vigo, a place where they have not lost in a decade, on Saturday. So despite the long list of injuries that they’re dealing with, they should feel pretty good about getting a W this weekend.
Even with all the injured star players, this is still a very loaded squad, with a lot of depth at certain positions in the attack.
Real Madrid at Celta Vigo FYIs
Kick-off: Saturday, Oct. 19, 9pm local, Balaidos
Real Madrid Preview Material: Full Injury List Starting XI Prediction Team News
PL Form: Real Madrid WWWDW Celta Vigo WLLDW
La Liga Standing: Real Madrid 2nd, 21 pts Celta Vigo CF 9th, 13 pts
Result Probability: Real Madrid win 60% Draw 21% Celta Vigo win 19%
Of course, there are other positions, in midfield and the back line, where there is very little to no depth.
Let’s take a look at what starting lineup, which will likely be in a 4-4-2, instead of their standard 4-3-3 formation, manager Carlo Ancelotti will select for this one.
Real Madrid Starting XI Prediction at Celta Vigo
Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe
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